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SKILL 1: SUBJECTS AND VERBS

Sentence = Subject + Verb
Examples:
1. _______ was ringing continuously for hours.
. !ou"ly #. $he phone
%. &n the morning '. $he bells
(. )ewspapers _______ e*ery morning an" e*ery e*ening.
. "eli*ery #. on time
%. are "eli*ere" '. regularly
+. $he plane _______ lan"ing at the airport in fi*e minutes.
. &t is #. is "escen"ing
%. &t really is '. will be
Exercises: ,n"erline the subjects once an" the *erb twice in each of the following sentences.
$hen in"icate if the sentences are correct -#. or incorrect -&..
1. /y best frien" always helpful since last wee0. ________.
(. $he bus sche"ule has change" since last wee0. _______.
+. cci"entally "roppe" the glass on the floor. _________.
1. $he customer paying the cler0 for the clothes. _________.
2. $he professor han"e" the syllabus to the stu"ents. ______.
3. Each "ay practice" the piano for hours. ________.
4. $he bas0etball player tosse" the ball into the hoop. _______.
5. $he new stu"ent in the class *ery tal0ati*e an" frien"ly. ______.
6. 7al0ing with the chil"ren to school. ______.
18. $he whales hea"e" south for the winter. ______.
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SKILL 2: OBJECTS OF PREPOSITION
n object of preposition = a noun or pronoun that comes after preposition -in9 at9 of9 by9 to9
behin"9 an" on. to form prepositional phrase.
Examples:
$o /i0e _____ was a big surprise.
. :eally #. funny
%. $he party '. when
)ote: a preposition is followed by a noun or pronoun that is called an object of the
preposition. If a word is an object of a preposition, it is not the subject.
Exercise: each of the following sentences contains one or more prepositional phrases.
,n"erline the subject once an" the *erb twice. #ircle the prepositional phrases that come
before the *erb. $hen in"icate if the sentences are correct -#. or incorrect -&..
1. $he name of the baby in the crib is ;ac0. ____.
(. %y the next meeting of the class nee" to turn in the papers. . ____.
+. $he "irections to the exercises on page twenty are unclear. ____.
1. %ecause of the hea*y rain throughout the night9 the wal0ways are mu""y. ____
2. 'uring the wee0 eat lunch in the school cafeteria. ____.
3. &n the morning after the concert was tire". ____.
4. &n the summer9 the trip to the mountains is our fa*orite trip. ____.
5. &n a box on the top shelf of the cabinet in the hallway of the house. ____.
6. 7ith her purse in her han" ran through the "oor. ____.
18. t 1.88 in the morning the alarm cloc0 on the table besi"e the be" rang. ____.
Exercises: -S0ill 1<(. ,n"erline the subjects once an" the *erb twice. #ircle the prepositional
phrases that come before the *erb. $hen in"icate if the sentences are correct -#. or incorrect
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1. 'uring the meeting in the office "iscusse" the sche"ule. ____.
(. $he "octor ga*e the patient a prescription. ____.
+. $he tall e*ergreen trees along the roa". ____.
1. $he watch in the jewelry box nee"s a new battery. ____.
2. =leasantly greets e*eryone in all the offices e*ery morning _____.
3. &n the office of the buil"ing across the street from the par0 on the corner. ____.
4. $he "ishes in the sin0 really nee" to be washe" as soon as possible. ____.
5. &n the moment of worry about the problem with the cash in the account. ____.
6. $he plane from )ew >or0 circling the airport. ____
18. ?n a regular basis the plants in the boxes un"er the win"ow in the 0itchen are watere"
an" fe". ____
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$?E@E! EAE:#&SE -s0ill 1 B (.. #hoose the letter of the wor" or group of wor"s that best
completes the sentence.
1. /ar0 $wain _____ the years after the #i*il 7ar the CDil"e" ge.E
. #alle". #. he calle"
%. #alling '. his calls.
(. Early _____ toes instea" of hoo*es on their feet.
. horses. #. horses ha"
%. ha" horses '. horses ha*ing.
+. ______ grow close to the groun" in the short rctic summer.
. bo*e tun"ra plants #. tun"ra plants are foun"
%. $un"ra plants '. for tun"ra plants
1. &n 15349 _____ las0a from the :ussians for F4.( million.
. =urchase" the ,nite" States #. the ,nite" StatesG purchase of.
%. $o purchase the ,nite" States'. the ,nite" States purchase".
2. %etween 14(2 an" 14289 )ew Englan" witnesse" an increase in the specialiHation of
____.
. ?ccupation #. they occupie".
%. ?ccupies '. it occupie" them
3. $he large caroti" artery _____ to the main parts of the brain.
. #arrying bloo". #. carries bloo".
%. %loo" is carrie" '. bloo" carries
4. _____ ra"io as the first practical system of wireless telegraphy.
. /arconiGs "e*elopment #. 'e*eloping /arconi
%. the "e*elopment by /arconi '. /arconi "e*elope".
5. &n 15429 the first successful space probe to _____ beginning to sen" information bac0
to earth.
. Venus #. Venus was
%. Venus the'. Venus it was
6. $he two biggest resort _____ r0ansas are Iot Springs an" Eure0a Springs.
. &n #. towns are
%. $owns in '. towns are in
18. )SGs !yn"on %. ;ohnson Space #enter _____ control center for the /ercury9
Demini9 an" pollo space flights.
. &t was at the #. was the
%. &t was the '. the